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edge index

edge index noun: a series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled inked areas that bleed to the trim, often in the fore edge, of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., to allow quick access to various parts of the text.

edge index: a series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled inked areas that bleed to the trim, often...
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Noun

edge index (plural edge indexes)

  1. A series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled inked areas that bleed to the trim, often in the fore edge, of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., to allow quick access to various parts of the text.

Forms of edge index

pluraledge indexes

Questions about edge index

What does edge index mean?
Edge index means a series of alphabetically marked or otherwise labelled inked areas that bleed to the trim, often in the fore edge, of a large reference book, encyclopaedia, Bible, etc., to allow quick access to various parts of the text.
What part of speech is edge index?
Edge index is a noun.
What is the plural of edge index?
The plural of edge index is edge indexes.

Words near edge index in the dictionary

  1. edge covers
  2. edge effect
  3. edge effects
  4. Edge Hill
  5. edge in
  6. edge index
  7. edge indexes
  8. Edge Island
  9. edge list
  10. edge lists
  11. edge loop

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